Brazil NCM · 8-digit code

NCM 3825.50.00 – Waste pickling, hydraulic and antifreeze fluids

NCM 3825.50.00 (also written 38255000) is Brazil's code for waste pickling, hydraulic and antifreeze fluids. Its first 6 digits are HS code 3825.50.

Official description of NCM 3825.50.00

PortuguêsOfficial
Resíduos de soluções decapantes para metais, de fluidos hidráulicos, de fluidos para freios (travões) e de fluidos anticongelantes
EnglishUnofficial translation

Residual products of chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included; wastes of metal pickling liquors, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids and anti-freeze fluids

Nomenclatura Comum do Mercosul (Siscomex). Updated Oct 2026 · In force since Apr 2022 (Res Gecex 272/2021).

How to read NCM 3825.50.00

38Chapter 25Heading 50Subheading

HS code 3825.50
Same in every country

0Item 0Subitem

Added by Mercosur
Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay

The first 6 digits are the international HS code, so their meaning is the same in every country; Brazil publishes the text in Portuguese. The last two digits are 00 because Brazil does not split this HS code further. The full 8-digit code is used on import declarations (DUIMP), invoices (NF-e) and tax filings.

Full classification path

  1. Chapter 38 Chemical products n.e.c. Produtos diversos das indústrias químicas.
  2. Heading 38.25 Residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included; municipal waste; sewage sludge; other residual products. Produtos residuais das indústrias químicas ou das indústrias conexas, não especificados nem compreendidos noutras posições; resíduos municipais; lamas de tratamento de esgotos (lamas de depuração*); outros resíduos mencionados na Nota 6 deste Capítulo.
  3. Subheading 3825.50 Residual products of chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included; wastes of metal pickling liquors, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids and anti-freeze fluids
  4. Subitem 3825.50.00 Residual products of chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included; wastes of metal pickling liquors, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids and anti-freeze fluids Resíduos de soluções decapantes para metais, de fluidos hidráulicos, de fluidos para freios (travões) e de fluidos anticongelantes

Questions about NCM 3825.50.00

What is NCM 3825.50.00?

NCM 3825.50.00 (38255000) is the Brazilian (Mercosur) code for waste pickling, hydraulic and antifreeze fluids. Its official Portuguese description is “Resíduos de soluções decapantes para metais, de fluidos hidráulicos, de fluidos para freios (travões) e de fluidos anticongelantes”.

What is the HS code for NCM 3825.50.00?

HS 3825.50 (Residual products of chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included; wastes of metal pickling liquors, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids and anti-freeze fluids). The first 6 digits of an NCM code are its international HS code; the last 2 digits are Brazil's own split.

Is an NCM code the same as an HS code?

The first 6 digits are the same in every country. NCM adds an item digit (7th) and a subitem digit (8th). A code ending in 00 means Brazil does not split that HS code further.

Which countries use NCM 3825.50.00?

All Mercosur members use the same NCM codes: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Source: Siscomex Classif NCM table, updated Oct 2026 (Resolução Gecex nº 926/2026). The Portuguese text is the official one; the English is our translation.